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    How to clean out a previously used coop?

    Thanks aart! I read somewhere that the nesting boxes should be 3 feet off the floor but the thread in BYC about nesting boxes says they can be on the ground. Do you have thoughts on how high/low the nests should be? Great idea to mesh off the rafters -- I want to give them some nice roosting...
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    How to clean out a previously used coop?

    Thank you! OK so it is definitely heavy soiling -- I thought so but I wasn't sure.
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    How to clean out a previously used coop?

    Wonderful advice, thank you 3KillerBs!! Thanks for the tip re Deep Litter (and I didn't know about Deep Bedding before -- so thanks for that). I love the whitewash idea -- I just found this recipe and it looks really straightforward. There is already some whitewash on the outside of the coop...
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    How to clean out a previously used coop?

    Thanks for the tips aart -- I've now added my location (central Virginia U.S.A., Appalachian foothills). It's very humid in summer so I definitely will not be using water to clean the coop. So glad I asked this group!!!
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    How to clean out a previously used coop?

    Thank you Vickischics for the awesome advice! I love Permethrin for treating my clothes (we have a lot of ticks here in central Virginia U.S.A.) and I wouldn't have thought of using it to treat the coop but that is a GREAT idea, thank you!! Gotcha re dampness/water. Other commentors said the...
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    How to clean out a previously used coop?

    Hello! I'm brand new -- this is my first post! Nice to meet you all! I just bought a farm and the chicken coop appears to be in great shape (and hens were happy enough to lay eggs in it -- there was a stray one still in there), but it's kinda covered in poop. It's a wooden floor and walls. How...
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